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On the recordJuly 16, 2019
We are discussing a currency controlled by an un-democratically selected coalition of largely massive corporations.
Said by
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York
Source
congress.gov

Editor's note · Context

Ocasio-Cortez critiques the governance of the proposed currency.

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